"Dawson's Creek" star James Van Der Beek has announced he will miss the hit show's one-night-only stage reunion Monday night and will be replaced by theater icon Lin-Manuel Miranda. Van Der Beek , who was diagnosed with Stage 3 colorectal cancer in 2023, wrote in a social media post Sunday that he would miss the charity event due to two stomach viruses. In the post, the actor shared his disappointment over missing the reunion, a charity fundraising event to support F Cancer and Van Der Beek , which is scheduled for Sept. 22. "This is the evening I'd been looking forward to MOST since my angel [and former 'Dawson's Creek' co-star] Michelle Williams said she was putting it together, way back in January…" he wrote. "So you can imagine how gutted I was when two stomach viruses conspired to kno
Van Der Beek to miss 'Dawson's Creek' reunion

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